Day & Age World Tour

Day & Age World Tour
Tour by The Killers
Associated album Day & Age
Start date 20 October 2008
End date 21 February 2010
Legs 13
No. of shows 67 in North America
53 in Europe
7 in Oceania
6 in South America
3 in Africa
1 in Asia
Total : 137
The Killers concert chronology

The Day & Age World Tour was the third concert tour by the Las Vegas-based band The Killers, in support of their third studio album Day & Age. The band visited every continent except Antarctica; it was the 44th highest grossing tour of 2009.

The band's first live DVD, titled Live from the Royal Albert Hall, was filmed during two London shows on July 5 and 6, 2009.

Synopsis

Ray Suen (Keyboards, Guitar, Violin) and Tommy Marth (Saxophone) joined the band as additional musicians on this tour. Vannucci's drum tech Rob Whited (Percussion) and Keuning's guitar tech Bobby Lee Parker (acoustic guitar) also performed on certain songs. The band played warm up gigs in major cities across North America & Europe, and appeared at US Holiday Festivals during the end of 2008. The tour proper started in Boulder, Colorado on January 16, 2009. They later embarked on a huge European arena tour. After completing the third leg of their US tour, the band toured Latin America, also visiting the United Arab Emirates and South Africa, which was the band's first visit to the African continent. The schedule tour of Asia in January 2010 was cancelled following the passing of Brandon Flowers mother, a number of dates in Oceania were also cancelled; the band did however play the final two shows, wrapping up the tour at the Good Vibrations Festival in Melbourne on February 21, 2010.

Stage setup

The stage setup included palm trees, tiger print flooring and a giant light bulb keyboard stand in the shape of the K from the band's logo.

Notable shows

The band headlined major US festivals Lollapalooza and Coachella for the first time, they also headlined V Festival Australia and many European festivals. Bonus footage from the band's Live from the Royal Albert Hall DVD includes festival performances in the UK and Ireland at Oxegen, V & Hard Rock Calling. The band also played a special show in aid of the charity War Child at Shepherd's Bush Empire, London in February 2009 along with Coldplay. At the end of Coldplay's set The Killers joined them on stage along with Bono and Gary Barlow to perform The Killers hit "All These Things That I've Done".

Personnel

The Killers

Additional Musicians

Opening acts

Set list

Sample setlists

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Warm-Up Dates
October 20, 2008 Paradise United States House of Blues
October 24, 2008 New York City Hammerstein Ballroom
October 28, 2008 Paris France Nouveau Casino
November 2, 2008 London United Kingdom Bush Hall
November 3, 2008 Royal Albert Hall
November 11, 2008 Berlin Germany Kesselhaus
November 18, 2008 Toronto Canada Massey Hall
December 9, 2008 [A] Seattle United States WaMu Theater
December 11, 2008 [B] Oakland Oracle Arena
December 12, 2008 San Francisco The Warfield
December 14, 2008 [C] Los Angeles Gibson Amphitheatre
North America I
January 16, 2009 Boulder United States Fox Theatre
January 17, 2009 Denver Magness Arena
January 19, 2009 Minneapolis Northrop Auditorium
January 20, 2009 Chicago UIC Pavilion
January 22, 2009 Ypsilanti Ypsilanti Convocation Center
January 23, 2009 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre
January 25, 2009 New York City United States Madison Square Garden
January 26, 2009 Boston Agganis Arena
January 28, 2009 Fairfax Patriot Center
January 29, 2009 Myrtle Beach House of Blues Myrtle Beach
January 30, 2009 Atlanta Atlanta Civic Center
January 31, 2009 Nashville Grand Ole Opry House
February 2, 2009 Houston Verizon Wireless Theater
February 3, 2009 Austin Frank Erwin Center
February 4, 2009 Grand Prairie Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
Europe I
February 18, 2009 [D] London United Kingdom O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
February 20, 2009 Dublin Ireland The O2
February 21, 2009 Belfast United Kingdom Odyssey Arena
February 23, 2009 London The O2 Arena
February 24, 2009
February 26, 2009 Birmingham LG Arena
February 27, 2009
February 28, 2009 Cardiff Cardiff International Arena
March 2, 2009 Sheffield Sheffield Arena
March 3, 2009 Nottingham Nottingham Arena
March 5, 2009 Aberdeen Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre
March 6, 2009 Glasgow Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
March 7, 2009 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
March 9, 2009 Manchester Manchester Arena
March 10, 2009
Europe II
March 13, 2009 Düsseldorf Germany Philips Halle
March 14, 2009 Berlin Max-Schmeling-Halle
March 16, 2009 Munich Zenith
March 17, 2009 Assago Italy DatchForum
March 18, 2009 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
March 19, 2009 Paris France Zénith de Paris
March 21, 2009 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi
March 22, 2009 Madrid Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad
Oceania
March 28, 2009[E] Sydney Australia Centennial Park
March 29, 2009[E] Gold Coast Avica Resort
April 2, 2009[E] Melbourne Royal Melbourne Showgrounds
April 4, 2009[E] Perth Claremont Fairground
April 8, 2009 Melbourne Royal Melbourne Showgrounds
North America II
April 17, 2009 Paradise United States The Joint
April 18, 2009[F] Indio Empire Polo Club
April 19, 2009 San Jose Event Center Arena
April 22, 2009 Seattle WaMu Theater
April 23, 2009 Victoria Canada Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
April 24, 2009 Vancouver Thunderbird Stadium
April 26, 2009 Calgary Pengrowth Saddledome
April 27, 2009 Edmonton Rexall Place
April 30, 2009 Milwaukee United States The Eagles Club
May 1, 2009 Indianapolis Murat Shrine
May 2, 2009 Bonner Springs Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone
May 4, 2009 St. Louis Fox Theatre
May 5, 2009 Columbus Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
May 6, 2009 Cleveland Time Warner Cable Amphitheater
May 8, 2009 Camden Susquehanna Bank Center
May 9, 2009 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena
Europe III
May 29, 2009 Amsterdam Netherlands Heineken Music Hall
May 30, 2009[G] Landgraaf Megaland Landgraaf
May 31, 2009 Hamburg Germany Color Line Arena
June 3, 2009[H] Skive Denmark Strandtangen
June 5, 2009[I] Nürburg Germany Nürburgring
June 6, 2009[J] Nuremberg Frankenstadion
June 7, 2009 Ljubljana Slovenia Ljubljana Hippodrome
June 8, 2009 Verona Italy Verona Arena
June 22, 2009 Oslo Norway Rockefeller Music Hall
June 23, 2009[K] Arendal Tromøy Harbour
June 26, 2009[L] London United Kingdom Hyde Park
July 1, 2009[M] Bucharest Romania B'estfest Park
July 3, 2009[N] Werchter Belgium Festivalpark Werchter
July 5, 2009 London United Kingdom Royal Albert Hall
July 6, 2009
July 8, 2009[O] Hultsfred Sweden Lake Hulingen Bay
July 11, 2009[P] Kinross United Kingdom T in the Park
July 12, 2009[Q] Naas Ireland Punchestown Racecourse
July 14, 2009[R] Rome Italy Roma Ippodromo delle Capannelle
July 16, 2009[S] Carhaix France La Prairie de Kerampuilh
July 18, 2009[T] Lisbon Portugal Estádio do Restelo
July 19, 2009[U] Benicàssim Spain Benicàssim Festival Grounds
North America III
August 8, 2009 Elizabeth United States Horseshoe Southern Indiana
August 9, 2009[V] Chicago Grant Park
Europe IV
August 20, 2009[W] Kraków Poland Polish Aviation Museum
August 22, 2009[X] Chelmsford United Kingdom Hylands Park
August 23, 2009[X] Staffordshire Weston Park
North America IV
August 31, 2009 Columbia United States Merriweather Post Pavilion
September 1, 2009 Wantagh Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
September 2, 2009 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center
September 4, 2009 Boston TD Garden
September 5, 2009 Montreal Canada Bell Centre
September 6, 2009 Toronto Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
September 9, 2009 Morrison United States Red Rocks Amphitheatre
September 12, 2009 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre
September 13, 2009 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Bowl
September 15, 2009 Irvine Bren Events Center
September 16, 2009 Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl
September 18, 2009 San Diego Cox Arena
September 19, 2009 Paradise Mandalay Bay Events Center
September 22, 2009 Sacramento ARCO Arena
September 24, 2009 Portland Portland Veterans Memorial Coliseum
September 25, 2009 Boise Qwest Arena Boise
September 26, 2009 West Valley City E. Center
September 28, 2009 Phoenix Dodge Theater
October 1, 2009 Orlando UCF Arena
October 2, 2009 Tampa USF Sun Dome
October 3, 2009 Miami American Airlines Arena
Latin America
November 3, 2009 Monterrey Mexico Monterrey Arena
November 5, 2009 Guadalajara Telmex Auditorium
November 7, 2009 Mexico City Palacio de los Deportes
November 8, 2009
November 11, 2009 San Juan Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum
November 13, 2009 Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez
November 15, 2009 Bogotá Colombia Parque Jaime Duque
November 19, 2009 Lima Peru Estadio Monumental "U"
November 21, 2009 São Paulo Brazil Chácara do Jockey
November 27, 2009 Buenos Aires Argentina Estadio G.E.B.A.
November 29, 2009 Santiago Chile Movistar Arena
Africa, Asia & Oceania
December 3, 2009 Johannesburg South Africa Coca-Cola Dome
December 4, 2009
December 6, 2009 Cape Town Val De Vie Wine Estate
December 8, 2009 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Emirates Palace Ballroom
February 20, 2010[Y] Southport Australia Parklands Showground
February 21, 2010[Y] Melbourne Flemington Racecourse
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
June 28, 2009 Athens, Greece Terra Vibe Park Cancelled due to dangerous weather conditions.
January 24, 2010 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium Cancelled due to family bereavement.
January 26, 2010 Beijing, China Workers Indoor Arena Cancelled due to family bereavement.
January 29, 2010 Hong Kong AsiaWorld-Expo Cancelled due to family bereavement.
January 31, 2010 Manila, Philippines SM Mall of Asia Cancelled due to family bereavement.
February 4, 2010 Tokyo, Japan Zepp Cancelled due to family bereavement.
February 6, 2010 Seoul, South Korea Olympic Hall Cancelled due to family bereavement.
February 12, 2010 Sydney, Australia Enmore Theatre Cancelled due to family bereavement.
February 13, 2010 Sydney, Australia Centennial Park Cancelled due to family bereavement.
February 14, 2010 Perth, Australia Claremont Showgrounds Cancelled due to family bereavement.
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a part of "Deck The Hall Ball"
B This concert was a part of "Not So Silent Night"
C This concert was a part of "KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas"
D This concert was in aid of "War Child" with Coldplay
E This concert was a part of "V Festival"
F This concert was a part of "Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival"
G This concert was a part of "Pinkpop Festival"
H This concert was a part of "Skive Festival"
I This concert was a part of "Rock am Ring"
J This concert was a part of "Rock im Park"
K This concert was a part of "Hovefestivalen"
L This concert was a part of "Hard Rock Calling"
M This concert was a part of "BestFest"
N This concert was a part of "Rock Werchter"
O This concert was a part of "Hultsfredsfestivalen"
P This concert was a part of "T in the Park"
Q This concert was a part of "Oxegen"
R This concert was a part of "Rock In Roma"
S This concert was a part of "Vieilles Charrues Festival"
T This concert was a part of "Super Bock Super Rock"
U This concert was a part of "Festival Internacional de Benicàssim"
V This concert was a part of "Lollapalooza"
W This concert was a part of "Coke Live Music Festival"
X This concert was a part of "V Festival"
Y This concert was a part of "Good Vibrations Festival"

Box office score data

Venue City Tickets sold / available Gross revenue
Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City 43,226 / 43,452 (99%) $2,093,208
O2 Arena London 38,581 / 38,700 (99%) $1,125,146
LG Arena Birmingham 24,614 / 24,614 (100%) $1,154,599
Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles 17,041 / 17,041 (100%) $1,082,525
Palacio de los Deportes Madrid 15,952 / 15,952 (100%) $758,640
Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View 15,629 / 22,100 (70%) $400,063
Madison Square Garden New York City 15,047 / 15,047 (100%) $709,920
Air Canada Centre Toronto 14,321 / 14,321 (100%) $614,467
Molson Amphitheatre Toronto 13,561 / 15,000 (90%) $557,746
O2 Dublin 12,802 / 12,802 (100%) $773,844
Chacara do Jockey São Paulo 11,840 / 21,000 (56%) $1,094,910
Parque Jaime Duque Bogotá 11,225 / 13,500 (83%) $1,175,110
Pavello Olimpic Barcelona 11,000 / 11,000 (100%) $524,659
Pengrowth Saddledome Calgary 10,869 / 10,869 (100%) $399,480
Odyssey Arena Belfast 10,009 / 10,009 (100%) $521,718
Rexall Place Edmonton 9,682 / 11,069 (87%) $353,453
Viejas Arena San Diego 8,917 / 8,917 (100%) $304,465
Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville 8,118 / 8,118 (100%) $282,545
American Airlines Arena Miami 7,731 / 7,731 (100%) $255,990
Susquehanna Bank Center Camden 7,225 / 7,225 (100%) $291,933
Convocation Center Ypsilanti 7,136 / 7,765 (91%) $242,095
Frank Erwin Center Austin 6,543 / 6,543 (100%) $219,899
NOKIA Theater Grand Prairie 6,471 / 6,471 (100%) $254,740
Agganis Arena Boston 6,004 / 6,004 (100%) $262,170
Memorial Center Victoria 5,967 / 5,967 (100%) $186,063
Heineken Music Hall Amsterdam 5,501 / 5,501 (100%) $286,546
Patriot Center Fairfax 5,500 / 5,500 (100%) $228,250
Bren Events Center Irvine 5,150 / 5,150 (100%) $244,506
Lifestyles Community Pavilion Columbus 5,000 / 5,000 (100%) $212,500
Dodge Theater Phoenix 4,887 / 4,887 (100%) $161,146
Atlanta Civic Center Atlanta 4,593 / 4,593 (100%) $188,255
Grand Ole Opry House Nashville 4,404 / 4,404 (100%) $177,065
Northrop Memorial Auditorium Minneapolis 4,159 / 4,847 (85%) $149,243
Fox Theater St. Louis 3,960 / 3,960 (100%) $177,413
The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas 3,947 / 3,947 (100%) $233,101
Verizon Wireless Theater Houston 3,456 / 3,456 (100%) $148,310

TV

Notable television performances
October 4, 2008 United States Saturday Night Live Performed "Human" & "Spaceman"
November 7, 2008 United Kingdom Later... with Jools Holland Performed "Human" & "Spaceman"
November 8, 2008 United States Jimmy Kimmel Live Performed "Human" & "Spaceman"
April 20, 2009 United States The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Performed "Spaceman"
May 11, 2009 United States The Late Show with David Letterman Performed "A Dustland Fairytale"
May 29, 2009 United Kingdom Friday Night with Jonathan Ross Performed "Human", "The World We Live In", "When You Were Young", & "Mr. Brightside"

Notes

Studio albums
Compilation albums
Live albums
Extended plays
Singles
Other songs
Christmas songs
Concert tours
Related articles
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Releases
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